Snow plow



Patented June 13,1939

y SNOW PLOW Simon P. Peereboom, Rockville Centre, N. Y.

This invention yrelates to snow More particularly, the invention l plowsfor detachable connection w Application August 31, 1938,' SerialNo.227,835

4 Claims.` (Cl. 37-44l Fig. 1 is an inside elevational view of one ofplows. relates to snow ith automobiles `for clearing snow from adriveway either in front 5 or` backof the automobile. Automobiledrivers,

even Yin garages,

duringwinter months, often find their cars snow-bound when parked or`whichV has necessitated .much

time `and effort in extricating the snow before l0 their cars could bedriven away.

-Not only have such circumstances as experienced. but itis not uncommonduring relatively long stretches of travel to.A

v mentioned been y encounter snow storms which cov 16 to such depth wellas causing ance.V

While plows have heretofore aboveer the roadway as to make drivinghazardous as considerable delay and annoy-l been proposed or used forclearing a roadway of snow in advance m rof a moving automobile, theyhave not been of such compact construction thatl they could. be

readily carried as an accessory in theautomobile,

and furthermore, such prior `constructions could not be easily andquickly attached to and detached from an automobile,

as a result of which they have not satisfied the maxirnurrr requirementsof structures of this general character.

A primary object of this invention is the provision of a snow plow forwhich substantially overcomes objections to prior constructionscharacter.

use with afutomobiles. the ,above-noted off this general A furtherobject of .the invention is the lprovision of tion, light in weight,durable, effi asnow plow which is simple in construccient in operation,and which is capable of manufacture at relatively ylow cost.

A still further object of provision of asnow plow transportation as anaccessory bile and which is the invention is the for use withautomobiles, which is capable of being collapsed for in the aut-omoofsuch simple construction that it can expeditiously be secured to orremoved from either the front or rear bumper of an automobile.

For a more complete underst nature and objects of the will be had to thefollowing taken in connection with 'drawing, in which:

detai the invention,

led description,

anding ofy the reference accompanying is a front perspective View of thesnow plow'in accordance witha preferred embodiment of the invention, theto an Aautomobile bumper indicat dash lines;

plow being shown attached ed. in dot-andthe plow wings: showing inparticular' the attach-` ment of the brace member thereto;

Fig. 3 is an elevational view,

of the folded or collapsed transportation thereof;

Fig. 4 is a vertical on a reduced scale. plow for facilitatingtransverse sectional view in a plane substantially as represented byline 4-4 in Fig. 2; and

Fig. 5 is a similar view in a plane substantially as representedReferring in characters, and wherein by line 5--5 in Fig. 1. detail tothe drawing by reference like characters designate like parts. Pdesignates the plow in its entirety and B designates an automobilebumper, which may either be the front or rear one. The plow P comprisesa pair of wings or blades l0, which are of symmetrical form. The wingsI0 may be `formed o f relatively light gauge sheet steel and each has alower are in a common horizontal are opened into plow form, and eachedge II is prefe bead or rib I2, which may edge II, which edges planewhen the wings as indicated in Pig. 1, rably reinforced by a be formedby rolling the edge I l or by any other suitable means, The `beads I2not only provide reinforcements for the wings ID, but they act asrunners for easy sliding of the plow in the snow.

Each wing or blade I0 further incliides a front edge I3 at an angle toedge II and a top edge Il also at an angle to edge I In other that whenthe wings I0 defined by the angularly disposed bottom and the top edgesof forwardly from top to words, the edges are opened out, the apex I3and Il are such wings slopes the wings slope downwardly toward the rearends of the wings.

The rear end of each wing- I0 is preferably rounded, as indicated atpreferably slightly rounde edges II and I3, as is indie I5, and eachwingis d at the junction of ated at I6.

The wings or blades I0 are hinged together at their adjacent end edgesI3, as by means operating hinge plates I'I If desired, the hinge Ymayportions of the edges I3.

l The alternating of course, engaged by a of corveted to the wings.

be provided by rolling tube portions on plates I1 are, long rod orpntle, as is common in hinge construction.

Riveted or otherwise secured to the inner face oi each wing I0 is asubstantially V-shaped brace member I8, to the apex of which is secureda triangular plate I9 overhanging the wing to thereof,

having a guide bushing 20 ward the outer face elongated shank 2| of anattaching handle, which includes, in addition to the shank 2| anangularly extending portion 22. The shanks 2| are freely slidably inbushings 20 and are rigidly secured in any adjusted position therein bythumb-screws 23.

A pair of cooperating clamp plates 2l and 25 are provided for securingeach handle extension 22 to the bumper B.

' The clamp plate V25 provides a curved recess 26 for engaging extension22 and binding it against the bumper B. The clamp plates 2l and 25 areheld in clamping position by thumbscrews.

From the foregoing, it will be readily appreciated that the plowinaccordance with this invention is simple in construction, and due to thehinge connection i1, the wings or blades I can be folded into iiatengaging position, as indicated in Fig. 3, whereby. the plow can readilybe carried in the' trunk or other available relatively small space forready use as occasion may demand.

Upon encountering snow on the roadway, the collapsed plow may beattached' to the bumper B quickly and easily by simply opening the wingsI0 about the hinge I1 and attaching the extensions 22 to the bumper bythe clamp plates 2l and 25.

The shanks 2| arenot only slidable lengthwise in bushings 20, but theyare capable of rotation therein upon loosening the screws 23, as a result of which the extensions 22 can beproperly aligned with the outerface of the bumper B.

The vertical adjustment of the shanks 2i in bushings 20 provides forattachment of the plow to bumpers of different heights from the ground.Any particular automobile driver will, of course, have to adjust theattaching handles once i'or any one car, and all that is then requiredin installing or removing the plow is the simple manipulation oi' theclamp plates 2l and 2 The formation o! the wings or blades III. asdisclosed, provides relatively high front end on the plow for efllcienty meeting the iirst impact with the snow, which, thereafter,spreadsJdown the' sides of the wings I 0 toward the rear ends thereof.

By making the rear ends of the wings of less height than the front ends,the weight is also substantially reduced, which is an importantconsideration in constructions of this character.

The rounded ends ofthe blades together with the beads I2 provide foreasy movement of the plow even in the faceof obstructions.

The plow P may be secured to either the rear or front bumper B. Thus,for example, when a car is snow-bound in a garage, the plow may quicklybe attached to the rear bumper, and upon backing the car out of thegarage, the impeding snow will be cleared away. The plow may then betransferred to the front bumper and an entire driveway quickly cleared'of snow upon forward movement of the car.

The plow may, of course, be put to use upon traveling the highways if atratlic-impedng snowstorm should be encountered.

While I have disclosed but a single specific embodiment of my invention,same is to be considered as illustrative only, and not restrictive, thescope of the invention being defined in the subjoined claims.

What I claim as new and U. S. Letters Patent is:

1. A snow plow for automobiles comprising a desire to secure by pair ofwings hingedly connected together at ad-' jacent ends, the hingedlyconnected ends sloping downwardly and forwardly and defining the prowofthe plow, the wings sloping downwardly and rearwardly from the hingedends and being rounded at their r'ear ends, and means supported by eachwing f or adjustably securing the plow to a bumper of an automobile. f

2. A snow plow as defined in claim 1, wherein each wing is provided witha reinforcing bead at its road-engaging edge, the beads providingrunners for the plow.

3. A snow plow as defined in claim 1, wherein said means comprises aV-shaped brace secured to the wing, a bushing secured to the apex of thebrace, and a securing handle axially and rotatably adjustable in thebushing.

4. A snow plow for automobiles comprising a pair of v ings in angularrelation to each other in operative position thereof, an elongatedhandle member addustably supported by each of the Wings, and a pair ofcooperating clamp plates for Y detachably securing each handle member toa bumper of an automobile, said Wings being pivotally connected at theiradjacent front ends for folding thereof into iiat superimposed positionfor storage or transportation oi the plow.

sMoN P. PEEREBOOM.

